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Ktb NePhail MCLean,
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SEAFORTH, Friday, October 16t,11.
IN•r•••
O About The Way, It Works Out
In discussing the ,sharing of fines
among the municipalities, the Gov-
ernment and the law, the Hanover
Post says:
"A Chesley man was recently fin-
ed $50 here on a charge of having
• liquor illegally in his possession. The
Province now collects 40 per cent. of
all fines levied, so they took $20 as
their share. The Crown Attorney
O then sent in a bill for $25 for pros-
ecuting the case, and this would
leave the town with exactly $5 out
• of a_ $50 fine, or ten per cent. Yet it
• was a policeman paid by the town
who secured the evidence, and
where the case was heard."
It is, of course, the business of the
taxpayers of a town to supply the
• money to pay for the policeman and
police protection, and a hall in which
-to dispense justice. And it is the,
. business of a policeman to procure
• evidence to be used in the prosecu-
tion Of the law breaker..
•- But in the case of a, prosecution,
when the policeman and the evidence
he has collected, have both been paid
for by the town and .the criminal has,
obligingly paid the fine imposed, it
• does seem a bit greedy for the gov-
ernment and the law to come along
and take 95 per cent. of the cash re-
ceipts.
However, bucking either the gov-
O ernment or the law is a pretty ex-
pensive pastime for any municipal—
• ity to engage in, if not a hopeless
one.
O And in these piping times of peace,
the' taxpayers who got event a five
per cent. division of the purse, have
O really not much to complain. of. They
•are, in fact, really lucky to see the
color of their money at all.
O The Chesley case is not an out-
standing one. • It is quite common in
fact. But if the government and the
law say that the division of profits
O shall be so and so, what can one do
O about it? Not much.
C•ar Parking on Streets
To the average car owner, if not
all car owners, the parking of cars
• upon public streets, particularly the
parking of cars upon the main streets
of smaller towns, is looked upon, not
as a privilege, but rather as a divine
right.. The only parking law the
motorists believes to be just and
which he or she submits to without
question, is the law of precedence -
fa -at come, first served.
• *However, there is another angle
to the parking situation, and is -most
aptly expressed by the Vancduver,
Province in a recent editorial when'
• it said: •"The motorist may claim
that the streets are publicproperty
and that he has a right to park his
car without paying for the privilege..
That argument, however, cannot be
driven too far. The streets are in-
tended for traffic—moving traffic—
, not for the storage of cars. A citi-
• zen would not be oailowed to pile a
thousand feet of lumber or a load of
• bricks in. the traffic way or leave his
piano standing there all day. Why
ehould John Doe's car have more
• t
privileges than Tom Roe's bricks."
• "The tame citizen who thinks he
iould be provided day storage for
cardowntown at the public ex -
quite ,vi11ing to provide
in his own garage.
'Iogic in this?"
In it at all. Not
the motoi'it any
all, day,
'streetsim-
y because be get to a
parkii
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t,
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Plage first.
•Parking plates GU streetare al-
lowed by a municipality to facilitate
business,, not the pleasure or ewes-
ience , of the motorist, although the
motorist seldom, looks upon it in that
light.
Every country town is up against
a parking situation on„ their main,
streets every Saturday night during,,
the open seasons, that demands im-
mediate attention, unless the bush
ness of these towns is going to suf-
fer.
People from the country, and peo-
ple from the towns too, have acquir-
ed the habit of driving to the main
street early, picking out ,a fa`vorite
parking place, which Is usually in a
prominent position, and there spend-
ing hours of the night. Not to 'get
out and do business, but to sit in
their cars and watch the parade go
°by.
The result is that people coming
in to town later with produce or with
legitimate business intentions, have
to park their cars blocks away on
the back street, and walk to the
stores or other places where their
business takes them.
•As a result, tenipers are ruffled
and business suffers to some extent,
at least. Some towns are limiting
the parking privileges on their main
streets to twenty minutes or so on
• Saturday nights. But they are not
doing it without loud and bitter aim -
plaint on the part of habitual park-
ers.
But the parking situation is becom-
ing, so acute in towns that all will
have to take some action, and that
immediately. After all, while public
streets are public property, they are
not parking property. They are, as
The Province says, intended for traf-
fic, and moving traffic at that.
•
A Sign of the Times
• Times are improving. Not by leaps
and bounds, perhaps, and perhaps
not as fast as many people would
like to see them improve.
But, nevertheless, there is a steady
upward climb in the trend of busi-
ness, both in the urban and rural dis-
tricts.
Foreign trade, we are told by the
Department of Trade and Commerce,
has increased over twenty-two per
cent., and imports by eleven per
cent.
Employment in manufacturing in-
dustries: now exceeds the figures of
' 1926, when we were enjoying what
are known as normal times.
Manufacturing production is up,
nine per cent., and the consumption
of electric power has increased by
nine per cent.
Income tax payments are $12,000,-
000 higher and customs revenues are
$12,000,000 over last year.
As for the farm, despite a dry, hot
summer, which threatened extinc-
tionb to many crops, a threat happily
not realized, the farmers are con-
gratulating themselves on their best
year since 1929.
High prices, particularly .in wheat
and barley, have more than offset
the shortage. Hay was abundant
and the straw isv bright and clean and
there is plenty of feed. Roots and
corn are not too bad either.
Another sign of improving times,
is the favorable showing made by
Canada, as reported at the close of
the first half of the present fiscal
year. In this report we learn that
revenues have increased by nearly
thirty-five million dollars compared
with ,the same period last year, while
expenditures are down nearly seven-
teen million dollars.
Of course revenues are likely to
fall during the next six months and
unemployment and drouth relief
measures -for othe West, will increase
the expenditures. But all in all, the
Canadian situation is, to way the
least, most eacouraging.
Times are improving. There is no
question about that. May the im-
provement increase and multiply.
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WHAT OTHR PAPERS. SAY.
. Simple Doctrine
• (Ottawa Jeurnal)
And Canecia, deee not propose to he dragged
Into a. war in whieli She. has no littered, Mel oast
Ore &len of Veliteli 44/6 flea tio res1o5tb1iftt ie
botitrol, thrOligh ailteltdatle Ohligatiete. 6
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From The Huron Expositor of
October 20, 1911
• A movement is ou foot to erect a
skating 'aid- curling rink in Bruesels.
There will be curling on each side
„seg 1,1 tbe center.
The contract for building ot h e
Masouie Temple at Goderich has been
awarded to the Gederich Planitg
Aline It is to be red) Pressed brick
and three stories high.
Mr. F. A. Hambly, of Staffa, Is build-
ing a fine cement blacksmith shop,
which will add greatly to the appear-
ance' of the village.
Among the entertainers at the For-
rester's supper at Constance Thurs-
day evening last, were Mrs. D. J. Mc-
Guire, John Seott, Roxboro; A. Archi-
bald, Eva Chittenden, Messrs. Storey
and Hogg, Clifford Smith and; George
Cardno, all of Seaforth.
Mies Eva Lockhart and Miss Eva
Sperling sang solosat the annivers-
ary services held in Duff's Church,
McKillop, on Sunday last
Mr. G. F. Rogers, Principal of the
Seaforth 'Collegiate, this week receiv-
ed the cheques for the three J. I. Car-
ter scholarships won this year by the
school. The winners were: John A.
Mac Mahon, Hay Twp.; W. B. Strach-
an, Brussels, and Alvin Surerus, Hay
Twp.
N. Cluff & Sons, Seaforth, plan to
move their place of business to the
property on Goderich St. East, from
the lumber yard on North Main St.
This will take place in the spring.
The citizens of Seafonth were shock-
ed to bear of the sudden passing of
Mr. A. C. Winter.
Mr, John Dodds bas purchased the
Wingliam pop works and is removing
to fleaforth and will add it to his al-
ready very complete establishment
hero
Mr. A. P. Joynt has bought the Mc-
Mann property in Egmondville, and is
putting the house in a good condition.
At the October meeting of the Ea-
mondville Auxiliary of the W.F.M.S.,
the following officers were elected:
PresideneeMrs. Neil Shaws 1st vice,
Mrs. W. C. Landsborougla 2nd vice,
Mrs. Henry Carter; secretary, Miss
A. G. Gemmell; treaserer, Mrs. John
Finlayson; leaflet secretary,. Mrs. L.
Reinke.
Among the winners in the girls' and
boys' competitions at • the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute were J. Hinchley,
A. Dick, R. McKay, M. Thompson C.
Martin, T. Dick, R. Forbes, J. Rob-
inson, W. Cleary, Joe Sills, W. Archi-
lbkld, G. Stephenson, C. Bell, D. Reid,
A. Archibald, N. Govenlock, R. Laird,
J. Kehl, F. Ross; Girls—L. Gordon, K.
Cowan, M. Wilson, P. Ross, H. Camp-
bell, E. Love, G. Thompson, V. Gei-
ger, E. Hammett, A. McKay, L. Doh-
erty, M. Habkirk, E. Greig, R. Mc -
Beath, B. Grieve, E. Williams, F.
Knight, F. Winter, M. Horan, W.
Berry, B. Bays. The following acted
as judges: Messrs. O. Neil, IL Scott,
F Sills, J. Purcell, N. Miller and Col.
Wilson.
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TERMS SHOULD FIT THE GRIME
(Brantford Expositor)
Considerable surprise has beea ex-
pressed. throughout Ontario at the
light sentence imposed upon J. J.
Hugglaxd, of Seaforth, Ontario, who
pleadied guilty to :stealing .aPProxl-
'inately $150,900 worth of securities
lbelonging to clients who had entrust
-
d themoto-hisakeeping.--Forethis-eol
ossal theft and abuse of public trust
he was 'sentenced to three years in
the 'penitentiary. It is almost impos-
sible not to be surprised at the mild-
ness of this • punishment. Huiggard's
was a _seriters crime; 'without any
'mitigating circurnstaaces. Many of
tile clients whom he had robbed were
widows who had trusted the lawyer
to help them In• the management of
their affairs. Many others, including
widows, orphans and. ageii people,
'practically lost all their savings, and
(yet for this selfish and heartless rob-
bery Huggard was given a light sen-
tence.
Many people will think that such a
•penalty is merely an encourageaaent
to commit crime. This man stole
$150,000, and after - spending three
years in the penitentiary he 'will re-
enter society free to enjoy the pro-
fits of this theft. This' sentence cer-
tainly :stands out in strong contrast
to other sentences that have been
'passed by other judges'throughout the
Province. At the recent Assize Court
.Mr. Justice McFarland sentenced the
two men who were guilty of robbery,
with violence, of an old man at Bur-
ford, to ten years in the penitentiary
and all the money they got was four
dollars. This penalty suited the bru-
tality of the crime. It may be claim-
ed that the use of violence makes the
From
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The Huron Expositor of
October 15, 1886
The Huron fall assizes were held in
Goderich last week before Mr. Justice
O'Connor, the Crown business being'
conducted by Mr. Donald Guthrie, of
Guelph. The Grand Jury was compos-
ed of the following gentlemen: Alex-
ander Morton, foreman; John Bell,
Wm. Biggins, 3, M. Buchanen, Wm.
!Baker, Wm. Bagshaw, Samuel Broad -
foot, Wm. Bailie, Robert Coates', J. C.
Laidlaw, Edward McFaul, John Cam-
eron, Wm. Carnochan, Benjamin
Crawford, Robe Douglas, L. Hardy,
Johnston' Noble, Thos. Lapslie, George
Taylor, Michael Murdie and Arthur
Tyndall.
The annual games, under the aus-
pices of the pupils of the Seaforth
High School, were held on the recrea-
tion grounds on Friday afternoon in
Seaforth. Among the successful .com-
petitors were t j. Livingstone, J. Mc-
Callum, J. Fairley, J. Cavan D. Dal-
las, P. Dallas, W. Finlayson, W. White -
sides, Delia Sperling, Violet Case, Al-
lan McLean, Writ McLean, Murdo Mc-
Leod, Chas. Broadfaot, Geo. Ewing,
T. Simpson, J. Killoran, J. Dickson,
Geo. Dewar, J. Muldrew, W. Stewart,
T. Jordan, R. Thompson, J. Addison,
G. Murray, J. Abell, W. Govenlock, A.
Barton, C. Willis and B. Ross.
The walls of the Presbyterian
• Church at Chiselhurst, which spread
aparj through a defect in the founda-
tion, have been repaired again.
Telephone communication is now
complete eastward 'from Brussels and
messages were exchanged with Walk-
erton, Guelph, blieton, Listowel and.
other outside cities and towns since
Thursday of last week.
On Saturday last week, while Mrs.
eloon, Sr., of Mullett, was climbing up
to reach something on the wall, of her
roam, she fell and broke her arm just
above the wrist. '
A few days ago Mr. Wm. Lobb, of
the Maitland Concession, Goderich
Twp,, placed some pots of salt in the
field in order that his cows might par-
take thereof when so beelftied. The
late rains unfortunately converted the
salt into brine, of whieli the cows
partook so freely as to cause the
death of one. 'The' lives of the others
were saved with diffieulty. -
A terrible accident occurred 'Thurs-
day evening of last week on the farm
of Mr. Adam Darling, near Belmore,
whereby.. a young man named Alex.
Hay lost his Iife, He was feeding
the thresher end in some way his
head eaught In the feeder and his
body was drawn In; being terribly
Mengled.
One night last week a son of Mr.
Ragler, On the 8th concession of Hay,
set out raccoon: heating. After tra.
veishig the Wee& for a time ele f Mind
thet dog had treed ;What he
thrafght Wait' a, radeeken. t0Oo pieited
a etimafaitdi thretf it fast and ftintotts
and tobitat :drifted +a lynx at his feet, He
eelfebt . it bYetlie Oiled arid
,
4lffere13g4 In t44 degree ot the ofe
fense„.but (surely et is a grievous
'Crime to steal $100,000 from widows,
orPlians, aged people and others who
trueted him to handle their MOnn5r.
Why Was the lighter penalty Infilf3s-
ed upon Huggard, who was a Mem-
ber of the legal fraternity? The peo-
ple of Ontario do not like to tbink
that Canadian law is different freer"
British law in Wig respect. In /34 -
tate merilifirlii kle. pub Trilizife
the country are sentenced just as
Severely as those who have no influ-
ence. if anything the latter get light-
er sentences. There should be such,
an outcry made again:it this light
terni that it would have toberecon-
sidered by a superior courte.if that is
possible. No influence, no bigle posas
tion in society should make any dif-
ference in the infliction. of punish-
ment. The latter should be made to
fit the crime regardless of other eon -
siderations.
HUGGARD TERM
(Windsor Star)
Having brought financial distress to
a number of families in the Seaforth
district by stealing bonds and securi-
ties worth $150,000, a Seaforth man
gets off with three years' in Prison.
In passing sentence the judge vir-
tually apologizes to the convicted man
for having toeend him to jail at all.
'From the Beach the jurist made a
harangue to the former socialite of
Seaforth, telling hint. how. sad he felt
about it all, and how be wished that
he could' just give him suspended sent-
ence and let him go 'free.
Gosh, it's a good job for that young
man he didn't steal a loaf of bread,
but only took $159,000.
Return From Overseas
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Standen), of BX-
eter, retUrneld of TuelsdaY ater
holiday of two and a half month& ov-
erseas, They left Exeter the middle
of July on the Canadian Pilgritnage'tp-
VIMY Ridge. That was one of the
outstanding events of their lives
pjeasant mem.--
vie7Lartleati
bearsame t3m dT
lackburn .
ttte summer 'resort Of Macomb. On
their return they spept two day s at
Montre,al.—Zuriet Herald.
Became Twisted In Fishermen's Line
Great numbere et citizens as well
raosuncdPicinwgdSdlosftricPecit etrysiunrg-
'their luck at fishing. The piers are
lined with folk. casting their lines and
hooke and very few are disappointed
es the perch run is at its height, and
with ideal weather the outing Is well
worth while. Even a fisherman at.
the harbor cast, aside fishing by net
one day and decided to try his luck
with hook and line. He produced a-
bout forty 'pounds of fisth in a short
while. Other fishermen are trying -
their luck from smell boats, and with
sea „gulls and sea pigeons flying closee
to lanallet gives the appearance of a.
beset spot. One angler got his line
tangled with a sga gull and brought
the bird to shore. He cast his line
just as a. gull flew past and in some
way the line twisted around the bird's
neck. Th,e bird was released, none
the worse- of its capture — Goderich
Star.
New Boot Shop Opens
Bringing to Goderich and the sur-
rounding district, all that is new ita
guaranteed boots and shoes for every
•
• SUNDAY 0 AFTERNOON
•
• (By Isabel Hamilton, Godarieb,„ Ont.)
•
Tthe Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.
A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic, like the sun:
It gives a light to every age,
It gives, but borrows none. •
,q William Cooper. ing and living should correspond to
PRAYER every particular: "Ye are witnesses,
and God also, bow holily and justly
Help us ever more to prize the les-
and unblameably we behaved Our-
s•elves among you that believe." He
then reminds' them of how he ex -
hotted them to.„walk "worthy of God
'who hath called you into His king-
dom and glory." 'thus he once again
pointed out their -gospel-privilege and
their gospel -duty. Our gospel -privi-
lege is that God has called us to His
Kingdom and glory; and our gospel -
duty is that we walk worthy of God.
—(Henry's Bible).
•
all their preaching was to please God
and not men. That he was sincere
in this he said to them that "God who
trieth our hearts is witness."
Paul was willing to venture his very the latest star he the jeurnalistic.firm-
life in order to preach the gospel, but I ament. The editor and publisher is
he was just as sincere in his. mode Ernest Barker,, who whiles away
of living, foe he and his fellow work- othenwise dreary hours of invalidism
ers were exercised that their preach- in thinking up gags and jokes on the
neighbors and other items calculated.
to produce a laugh. No. 1 of the
G. consists of thirteen typewritten
pages, and the Bayfield road neigh-
borhood is getting quite a "kick" ota.
of it—Goderich
member of the family, Mi W. E.
Knechtel announces the opening or
his new store, Willia.rd's Boot Shop,
on the Square. The new shoe store
will be a decided, addition to the
business section of Goderich, and
every citizen is invited to come in
and inspect the fine stock, and view
the store, without any obligation tee
purchase.—Goderich Star. •
A New Publication
The N. G. (Neighborhaod Gossip) is
sons set for us in Thine own Word,
which is, a lamp unto our feet and a
light to' our path. Amen.
S. S. LESSON FOR OCTOBER 18th
Lesson Topic—The Spoken and the
Written Word.
Lesson Passage—Acts 17:1, 5-11; 1
Thessalonians 2:7-12.
Golden Text—Hebrews 4:12.
In contrast to Philippi there was a
synagogue at Thessalonica and into
it Paul and his companions entered.
For three successive Sabbaths he
taught there unmolested. His sub-
ject waS.the crueified end risen Christ.
Some believed but others meved with
that ever active agent—envy-e-stirred
'up strife whielaresulted in the apos-
ties moving on to, another city. The
accusation's brought against Paul and
Silas were that "these do contrary -
to the decrees of Caesar, saying that
there is another King, one Jesus."
They prefaced their accusations with
the truthful statement, "These that
have turned the world upSide down.
have come hither also." In one sense
this was true, for wherever the gos-
pel comes in its power to any plane,
to any soul, it works such a change
there that it may be said to turn the
world upside dawn in that place, in
that soul. The love of the world is
rooted out of the heart; and the,way
of the world contradicted in the 'life
But in, the sense in which the( accus-
ers used it, it is utterly false; they
would have it thought that the preach-
ers of the gospel were misehief-mak-
ere wherever they came, inverting all
+order and regularity of life in the
home and M the community Because
they persuaded people to turn from
vice to virtue; from idols to the liv-
ing and true God; from Malice and
eevy to love and peace; they are
bharged 'with turning the world up-
sikie .down, when it was only the
kingdom of the devil in t'he world
that they thus -overturned. They were
also accused of being enemies to the
established government.
They claimed indeed to have ad -
other King, but His followers made it
'plain He was not an earthly king and
that one of the laws of His Kingdord
was that they must "render unto Caes-
ar the things that are Caesar's."
The rulers of the city were troubled
-whets the prosecutors represented the
apostles and their followers as en-
emies to Caesar. They would be
obliged to suppress them for fear of
the govermhent. The issue of this
troublesome affair was that Jason. and
his friends who had' entertained Paul
and Silas were let out on bail and
the matter dismissed, for the magi-
strates had n mind to prosecute.
I Thessalonians 2:7-12e—Paul wrote
a letter to the converts 1 Thessalon-
ica and in it be Made reference to
the tibamefel way he had been treat-
ed at PbIflppl and +bow in spite of
,sisch they continued to speak the gos-
pel of God through His boldness
granted unto them, "we were allowed
of God to be put in. trust with the
gospel."
In this letter Paui reminds the
Thessaleniaris of the manner of his
preaching among them and of lab con-
Versatimi with •teeni. He refititids
them that the stibject matter of his
ilnaaching was not vain and idle Stree-
gilattent ahojit 'useless niceties attd
foolish qUestione, but sound and gelid
trUth,, Welt as was West likely to• PrO-
lit his ibetitera: He tkfuld say t
these Thesealatiatire "We Mee re-
nounced the Widen things Of dishon-
esty, not Walking: in erafftitlette; nor
handling the, l'ord tO tied' deneitifit
le (I tor,' ,i'g)
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WORLD MISSIONS
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0hristian Literature Society,
\128 Museum Road, Shanghai.
Amalgamating The Plant
The 'Imperial 011 Company's project
of removing five gasoline tanks. from:
the east side of the town to the water
front iso progressing rapidly. ' The
aomlbination of the , marine storage
plant and the local supply means a
considerable saving to the company..
Warehouse and off -lees will be: com-
• bined in one building at the e-atet-
front.--eGoeetieh Signal. .
A Case Of '"Sleeping Sickness"
Although there 'is little change he
the Mandition of Herbert Johnston; 35
year bid Gderich township farmer..
who for the last three weeks has' been
Suffering from encepbalities, Or sleep -
Ing sickness, hope still is held for his
redovery. Dr. J. B. Whitely, and Dr.
W. W.Martin are in attendance, pre-
scribing the usual treatment of iodides
and.„.salicylides. Johnston, it is re-
ported, sleeps deeply ,and it is very
'difficult to rouse him. Even where
awake his faculties' seem 'dulled. He
has refused to eat and is gradually
losing weight. Forced feeding haa
been resorted to. The man's case
was not reported at first, as _ it was
'thought he was suffering an attack.
lef influenza, the symptoms being .sim-
ilar. In fact, .the germs' "of the two
disease are said •to be Almost identi-
cale-Goderich 'Star.
Dynamite Blast I n ju red Farmer
Some slighteimprovement ie noticed
in the condition of Daniel McGowan,
East Waw:anosh farmer, who on' Wed-,
tesday•last week was taken to Clie-
toe hospital unconscious from-lejur-
les sustained while using dynamite in
blowing out stumpion ibis farni. The
injured man has •regained capacions-
ness sufficiently to be 'able.to speak.
toe his hospital attendants. Although.
• little hope is held out for a recovery
'at sight, he can detect a strongelighte
Paralysis of one sideie a present con-
dItion. Mr. McGowan had lighted
fuse wdilch be thought had ,died out:
without •exploding the charge and on.
'approaching to inspect or renew the
fuse, he received the explosion in his
face, causing terrible injuries. *.For
some days little hope was held that
the • injuries' Would not prove fatal,,
'and there is till uncertainty for re,
covery.—Wingham Advance -Times..
(Centitmed on Page 3)
May, 1936.
Dear Friend:
Mr. Garnier ha; asked me to write
this issue of "The Link." I am very
!glad to do this because for me it will
be somewhat of a "Farewell" as I
am retiring front active service at the
end of June or early July. You must
therefore forgive ifr,egkieglainks" as-
sumes a rather nibtellerisenki aspect
-
than usual, because findlit impos-
sible to refrain from inakifig it so. As
I write I cannot help looking back. I
know that to be reminiscent is bon-
sidered a sign' Of old age and dotage.
Well it thy be, but even so I cannot
help taking a backward .glance of 36
years. I see the Christian Literature
Society as it was thera—two small
rooms 'hot and Stuffy, with slanting,
roofs, An summer the sun pouring
down, in winter freezing, and tire oc-
cupants both Chinese and foreign
wearing padded garments, the only
way to keep warm. •There sat, with
their Chinese helpers, Dr. Richard and
Dr. MacGillivray, the latter not fang
arrived from Honan. Later others
joined them—Rev, Gilbert Wlaish, Dr.
Evan Morgan (only recently retired)
and Others. From those little rooms
great ideas emanatede-ideas impreg-
nated with prayer, ideas that helped
to free China of much superstitution,
ideas that sought to prompt the lead-
ers of China to open sebools, to un-
bind the bound feet of the women, to
diffuse Christian ideas of Living.
. Afterwards a move was made to
more commodious quarters.' Five years
ago we moved to our own beautiful
building in the centre of the city. I
often marvel at the Wonderftil lead-
ing God gave when the Christian Lit-
erature Society sold our building in
North Szechuen Road and bought this
site and built our present building.
The 1932 troubles came and to this,
day the North Szeehuen Road has
never recoveredb from the haVoe eata-
ed by the fighting. In all probabili-
ties our Library arid everything in it
O would have been Jost.
And 1 contemplate Retirement! 1 I
wonder what it will feel like to be
retired! 1 cannot visualize it, for
.this work is a part of me and I love
it.
' Five years ago. when God called my'
• dear husband to His Home above, my
friends strongly warned me not to re-
• turn. But Mr, Gamier gave me a
translation of the last address. given
in Chinese by Dr. MaeGillivray to the
staff. It was as fdliowa:
• "fror some time past I have been
thinking of retiring from active weikfc.
I Said to myself, "1 have done my
day's work and now 1 may put my
tools down and test, I aim going to
do the things, I like, and live an easy
life fer a feta yeare." Thee suddenly
the thong& struck Me, "What
Mean' by; that? • &tare / nM lin& an,
seriting my Lord?' It tete I
bsidtt ektee ilieteed o•f a itOtt drit the
' • •
'household of God? Is it not for Hlmr
rather than for me to say when my
'work is done." I 'could' not get that
thought out of my mind 'and so I chane
to Understand more clearly than ever
-that to work 'for God is not a burden
but a blessed privilege, and that I
have no right to lay my tools Odown
until the time comes when God Hint -
self calls me to do so.. I desire to
work fer Him until the greet eall
somes from God."
That settled it for me and I came'
back. Soenetimee even now the thought
comes that maybe God has not called
O me to lay, cloWnemy tools. Some time
ago a remark was made that a good
deal of old wood had to be turned out
before our Tater could be effetteally-
accompliehed. That set me thinking
and unconsciously led, me to ()Detain -
plate retirement. At first it hurt
somewhat but as I poilderedo it came
tid Me that aii are needed, in Ged's
laingdoni—the seasoned oak, as well
as the young sapling, the rivulet and
tile ocean, the maturity of years as
Well as the enthusiasm of youth.
!Pim servige:Of hiterceSeten, can be
entered by all whether refited or oth• ,
Prom that service there need
be -no retirement until called to'lar
‘ek40,,os our tools,—,lis Thnritaster's Ser.
'dee) (lqrs. O.) L. A. looilillivraz
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